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| A Grade Note: These are the prepared topics only as three of the five rounds each year are secret topic rounds. 2002 That the media should have unrestricted access to immigration detention centres That we should protect the Australian economy with tariffs 2001 That we should abolish the forestry industry That two-party dominance harms democracy 2000 That the Australian Government should permit Genetically Modified Foods. That the Native Title Act has set back the indigenous movement. 1999 That welfare payments are a privilege not a right. That the Microsoft Monopoly must be squashed. 1998 That the United Nations should be disbanded. That we should maintain the war on drugs. 1997 That Pauline Hanson has a right to be heard That we should link trade to human rights 1996 That Australia should do more for human rights That democracy should never be compromised for progress 1995 That we must legislate against vilification That all drugs should be legalised B Grade Note: These are the prepared topics only as three of the five rounds each year are secret topic rounds. 2002 That we should support human reproductive cloning That all political parties should have gender quotas That we should lift the ban on commercial whaling 2001 That we should enforce a Ministerial Code of Ethics That we should get tough on sports hooligans That we should increase public funding to private schools 2000 That we should support safe injecting houses. That we should ban Internet gambling. That politicians' private lives are not the public's business 1999 That exams are better than CATS. That terrorism can be justified. That we should support the mining of uranium at Jabiluka 1998 That our Head of State should be directly elected by the people. That White Australia should not apologise. That surrogacy should be legalised. 1997 That tertiary education should be free That we are failing our indigenous people That the better the car the better the pickup 1996 That voluntary euthanasia should be legalised. That we have more to hope than fear from the Internet That we have failed our indigenous people. 1995 That Paul Keating is an Australian hero That we should put the loggers before the greenies That power grows from the barrel of a gun C Grade 2002 That welfare agencies should supervise chroming That we should abolish quotas for Australian content on television Advised Topic: Aboriginal Reconciliation That public transport should be operated by the State Government That all secondary schools should be co-educational 2001 That we should not restrict a smoker's access to organ transplants That we should all be vegetarian Advised Topic: Australian Broadcasting Commission That Australia should greatly increase its military spending That children who kill should be tried as adults 2000 That we should have compulsory military training. That Australians are quick to cut down their tall poppies. Advised Subject: Snowy River That we should decriminalise marijuana. That young Australians should form their own political party. 1999 That education about illicit drugs should start in primary schools. That women's magazines do more harm than good. Advised Subject: The Olympics. That HIV testing should be compulsory for all. That the republicans are ruining the Australian Republic 1998 That the media should pay more attention to women in sport. That we should introduce a youth curfew. Advised Subject: The Internet. That Santa Claus is a justifiable deception. That all animal testing should be banned. 1997 That money corrupts sport That there should be a right to bear arms Advised Topic: Gambling That women's magazines do more harm than good That raves should be banned 1996 That we should stop building freeways That HIV Testing should be compulsory for all. That we should be thankful for unions Advised subject: Olympics That the bride should wear black. 1995 That the Grand Prix will do more harm than good for Victoria That we should close the zoos That Australia should accept more refugees Advised subject: weapon control That the media should pay more attention to women in sport D Grade 2002 That arsonists should face compulsory imprisonment That Pat Rafter is a worthy "Australian of the Year" That parents should have the right to smack their children That contact sports should be banned at school That Australia needs a new National Anthem 2001 That we support "at home" detention That Hollywood movies should be true to history That we should ban offensive music That the government is adequately responding to rural youth issues That graffiti is a legitimate art form 2000 That the Victorian Government should save Waverley Park. That the Playstation has destroyed the playground. That we should punish school bullies. That we should lower the voting age to 16. That our schools should teach Asian second languages before European second languages. 1999 That school uniforms should be compulsory. That our sportspersons are not good role models. That there is too much violence on television.. That space exploration is a waste of money. That private citizens should not have a right to own guns. 1998 That the death penalty should be reintroduced. That child immunisation should be compulsory. That parenting should be by licence only. That public transport should be free. That tobacco advertising should be banned 1997 That there is too much violence in entertainment That we should reintroduce the death penalty Advised Topic: Co-education That the voting age should be lowered to 16 That we should ban "Baywatch" 1996 That learning a second language at school should be compulsory. That TV news is not the news. That women need men like fish need bicycles. Advised Topic: Refugees That the death penalty should be reintroduced 1995 That smoking should be banned That Melbourne needed to be crowned with a Casino That Brandon is better than Bart Advised subject - School sport That our politicians are failing us |
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